Going - Good (changed to Good, Good To Firm in places after race four). Overcast
Placepot Pool - 21,628.28 Dividend - 19.30 Winning Units - 782.3. Quadpot Pool - 2,476.76 Dividend - 3.80 Winning Units - 479.99. Days Aggregate - 96,960.15 Last Year 109,461.64
Cellar will need to be restocked as O'Grady's chaser wins again
Ornua makes all and gets the trip well
I'm delighted with that and Rachael gave him a super ride. It's lovely to see him stay that trip because we have always campaigned him over two miles to two-and-a-half. We just said we'd take the chance stepping him up a bit further and he was really good. Rachael said he saw it out really well. He loved the (good) ground and we will consider where to go with him now. We will look at these sort of races but I suppose you could consider the Galway Plate as well. Maybe the conditions chase at Galway might suit him better, I’ll see what the owners would like to do.
Plan A works as Doyle makes all on O'Loughlin's youngster
'Classy' Ferdia makes it two from three
I really like this horse. I brought him to Ballinrobe first time out and he was as green as grass. I didn't think it would be possible for him to win but he did. Philip wasn't over hard on him the last day behind Barry Connell's horse but the next time he meets him it'll be a different ball game. This trip is totally too short for him. He is a two-and-a-half to two-mile-six horse. His work at home is real classy. The dam is a half-sister to a good horse Paul Nicholls had (El Bandit).
Quick turnaround no problem for Gendarme
Quirt Evans makes no mistake on second run in three days
Improving Molly Wedger defies the handicapper